Oakland Bay updates proposed

The heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems are failing at Oakland Bay Junior School, and windows, flooring, toilet partitions, countertops, wall coverings and lighting need to be replaced.

Robert Herron, the Shelton School District's director of facilities and maintenance, presented that assessment March 28 to the Shelton School Board. A $4 million capital investment could return the school back to near-new condition, he said.

"Oakland Bay is 33 years old and OSPI (the state Office of Public Instruction) recommends that at 30 years it be completely modernized or replaced," he tol...